Yu Hua: On

Author: Wang Damin
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Regarding Yu Hua and his novels, I consciously abandoned a comprehensive research method. I wrote an article on discovering one problem or addressing one problem, often with one problem leading to another. Therefore, the articles are like one argument biting at another. By the time I wrote the fourth argument, I realized the shadow of a book was waving at me. Yu Hua's life is not complicated, and his novels are not known for being grand or profound. Yu Hua's novels are insightful and transparent, with simple narratives but great semantic tension and richness. I believe this research method is suitable for Yu Hua. It unfolds arguments through continuous questioning, naturally forming a logical structure organized by questions, viewpoints, and discussions. This research goal is clear, selective, and exclusive, automatically filtering out less important elements. Yu Hua is a talented novelist, possessing a spiritual quality—the ability to effortlessly blend existing things, life experiences, and rational thinking into perception. His novels contain a romantic and poetic essence.